{"id":11541,"date":"2019-01-08T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T22:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=11541"},"modified":"2019-01-08T16:25:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T22:25:01","slug":"playstation-4-sales-surpass-91-6-million-units-worldwide-after-the-strong-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/08\/playstation-4-sales-surpass-91-6-million-units-worldwide-after-the-strong-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 4 Sales Surpass 91.6 Million Units Worldwide After The Strong Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Sells more than 9 Million Copies Worldwide<\/strong><\/p>\n

SAN MATEO, Calif.<\/span>,\u00a0Jan. 7, 2019<\/span>\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ — Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced new sales milestone for PlayStation\u00ae4 (PS4\u2122).<\/p>\n

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  • PS4 has now cumulatively sold through more than 91.6 million units*1<\/sup>\u00a0globally as of\u00a0December 31, 2018<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  • Within the above number, PS4 has sold through more than 5.6 million units*2<\/sup>\u00a0globally during the 2018 holiday season*3<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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PlayStation 4 Global Cumulative Sales Units<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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  • More than 50.7 million*4<\/sup>\u00a0PS4 games were sold through globally during the 2018 holiday season, which sums up to 876 million*5<\/sup>\u00a0PS4 games cumulatively sold through worldwide as of\u00a0December 31, 2018<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man<\/i>, launched in\u00a0September 2018<\/span>, has cumulatively sold through more than 9 million copies*6<\/sup>\u00a0worldwide as of\u00a0November 25, 2018<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    “Thanks to the continued support from our fans during the holiday season, we are pleased to announce that PS4 has reached 91.6 million units globally. We are also happy to announce that the monthly active users of PlayStation Network continues to show strong growth, and has surpassed 90 million as of end of\u00a0November 2018<\/span>,” said\u00a0John Kodera<\/span>, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. “I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our passionate community around the globe, and our partners, for helping us achieve these milestones. This year, we will bring more enhanced experiences to our fans along with a highly anticipated lineup of games that are only possible on PS4. As we look toward the next PS4 milestone, SIE will continue to evolve, and we will further expand the platform to deliver the best interactive entertainment experiences to the world.”<\/p>\n

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    Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE. Sales data in Japan collected 2\/22\/2014 \u2013 12\/31\/2018, in North America collected 11\/15\/2013 \u2013 12\/31\/2018, in Latin America collected 11\/29\/2013 \u2013 12\/31\/2018, in Europe collected 11\/29\/2013\u00a0 \u2013 12\/31\/2018 and in Asia collected 12\/17\/2013 \u2013 12\/31\/2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Data collected during 11\/19\/2018 \u2013 12\/31\/2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    *4\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Number of Blu-ray Disc\u2122 sell-through quantities and download version sales on PlayStation\u2122Store is estimated by SIE.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    *5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Number of Blu-ray Disc\u2122 sell-through quantities and download version sales on PlayStation\u2122Store is estimated by SIE. Sales data in Japan collected 2\/22\/2014 \u2013 12\/31\/2018, in North America collected 11\/15\/2013 \u2013 12\/31\/2018, in Latin America collected 11\/29\/2013 \u2013 12\/31\/2018, in Europe collected 11\/29\/2013\u00a0 \u2013 12\/31\/2018 and in Asia collected 12\/17\/2013 \u2013 12\/31\/2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    *6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    PS4 sales data collected 9\/7\/2018 \u2013 11\/25\/2018. Includes both Blu-ray Disc\u2122 sell-through quantities estimated by SIE and download version sales on PlayStation\u2122Store.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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